@Benjamin Louie ic systems has an upfront setup fee and advanced told me they don't collect in North Carolina 

Alternatively, you can use rent collection platforms as Benjamin mentioned above.That said, I would advise against self managing long distance properties.

We built this database by systematically collecting and saving information every day as we reviewed potential properties.This process has given us valuable insights into what our target demographic—families with elementary school children earning $60,000 to $85,000 a year—looks for in a rental home.Here are a few things we’ve learned from our data (for the Las Vegas market):Families in this segment prefer single-family homes.They won’t rent homes on lots smaller than 3,000 square feet.Driveways need to be at least as long as a standard car plus about a meter to the sidewalk.

Every month I am texting 4 or 5 tenants to remind them to pay rent or trying to collect rent fees.

You’ll also find valuable insights in the comments from other property management professionals that I think you’ll find helpful.Today's topic: Setting & collecting rent! 

Has everything you need in a rent collection/property management software. 

Your likelihood of collecting anything is limited at best, so be thankful it wasn't a costly eviction with them keeping possession for an extended length of time. 

Did you pursue legal action, work with a collection agency, or find another route that helped recover the funds?

It collects our rent, applies late fees, let’s tenants report maintenance issues, deposits our rent into our bank account the next day, screens  our tenants, markets our properties to something like 25 websites, has full accounting and reporting and a whole lot more.. 

Get a property management system that is API connected (software connected) to both Airbnb and VRBO (and Google Vacation, booking.com, etc)That will become the mitochondria of the business. any update you make in the PMS will reflect in your listing for the other platforms (channel manager).Each of the booking platforms have different fees collected so you'll adjust the management fee in the system so that you get a similar payout.I use JURNY, a little known system that's I've used for 2 years to manage nearly 20 properties. but I love it because it connects to Autohost so I get automated leases sent out for signature (yes, even on Airbnb and VRBO) along with ID collection, SELFIE, credit card deposit and then the AI tool kicks in and detects for fraud.